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Originally Posted by ZoetMB
No, it's akin to making editorial judgements. I wish the mods would be far more aggressive at removing redundant and irrelevant posts. The number of times that certain posters repeat exactly the same arguments is absurd, IMO and that's aside from the off-topic digressions.
Maybe some of you have all the time in the world, but when I come to a site and thread, I'd prefer it be concise so I can get in and get out quickly.
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I will spare you at least one redundancy and not rehash the subject of censorship. However, what one person considers to be redundant and irrelevant another may find to be original and salient. It is a subjective call in either case and a post should not just be removed because someone was bored by it.
You get to decide what is of value to you, but not for anyone else.
In a long thread, such as this one with nearly 17,000 posts, people join in at different points; they certainly are not going to read such a massive thread from the very beginning. For them, the comments that they read may be new and therefore quite relevant. Members routinely ask questions that have already been answered and they should be permitted to do so even if you or I find them to be tiresome. How many times do people post these fascinating questions: Does it come with a slip cover? Has your copy from such and such vendor shipped yet? Is the included blu-ray remastered? Where should I redeem my code? Often these questions were answered already just a page or two back, but so what?
People argue endlessly over whether a movie is good or bad, whether 4K is worth it, whether 8K is worth it, whether HDR is crayons, whether or not it is the end of the world as we know it, and they will always do so. Skip over anything that makes your eyes glaze over and move onto a post that interests you. I can determine if a post interests me in a matter of seconds and I bet you can, too.
Further, over time you get to know whether or not you want to read a specific member's comments. It is not hard to skip the posts from people whose remarks historically have disappointed you. If their posts are unbearably annoying, you can place them on ignore.
No one makes you read anything that you do not want to read.
These forums are informal social media, not a college debate that follows a prescribed structure and time allocation. People with varying degrees of knowledge, different perspectives, and diverse personalities post here and they should be allowed to express themselves without undue censorship, or "editing" if you prefer, provided they remain civil.
No one here is obligated to entertain you.
After all, who exactly would you have determine which posts have merit? The mods are human, too, and they are each their own person; are you sure that you would agree with every decision made by each one of them regarding post worthiness? A closer look at your posting history would likely reveal some redundancy, irrelevancy, and topic digression, too, at least from someone's point of view. Your posts are no more, and no less, worthy of inclusion here than are those of any of us.
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